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Cassel enters the season as the unquestioned starter but needs to get comfortable quickly in a new offensive system. The real intrigue here will be the battle for the number two spot. Quinn has more experience, but the Chiefs may well go with Stanzi, who has more upside at this point in their respective careers. Whatever their decision, the Chiefs figure to be better off than they were last season, when Tyler Palko emerged from camp as their top reserve.

Running backs (7)

No.

Player

Ht.

Wt.

Age

College

25

Jamaal Charles

5-11

199

25

Texas

32

Shaun Draughn

6-0

205

24

North Carolina

38

Shane Bannon

6-3

245

23

Yale

40

Peyton Hillis

6-2

250

26

Arkansas

42

Cyrus Gray

5-10

198

22

Texas A

45

Nate Eachus

5-10

212

22

Colgate

49

Taylor Gentry

6-2

250

22

North Carolina State

One of the biggest priorities at camp is to get Charles back to where he was before last season’s knee injury. Another is to figure out how to maximize the talents of both Charles and Hillis, who had his best pro season playing for new offensive coordinator Brian Daboll two seasons ago, when Daboll was with the Browns. In the Chiefs’ perfect world, they’ll get the ball to Charles and Hillis a total of 500 times, which leaves little but special-teams work for the rest of these guys.

Wide receivers (13)

No.

Player

Ht.

Wt.

Age

College

5

Zeke Markshausen

5-11

185

25

Northwestern

8

Josh Bellamy

6-0

206

23

Louisville

10

Terrance Copper

6-0

207

30

East Carolina

11

Jeremy Horne

6-2

193

25

Massachusetts

13

Aaron Weaver

6-2

220

24

Syracuse

15

Steve Breaston

6-0

189

28

Michigan

17

Brandon Kinnie

6-3

220

23

Nebraska

19

Devon Wylie

5-9

187

23

Fresno State

22

Dexter McCluster

5-8

170

23

Mississippi

82

Dwayne Bowe

6-2

221

27

Louisiana State

84

Jamar Newsome

6-1

201

24

Central Florida

88

Junior Hemingway

6-1

225

23

Michigan

89

Jonathan Baldwin

6-4

230

22

Pittsburgh

The Chiefs have a lot of bodies here, but not a lot of experience or depth, and the situation won’t get better until Bowe signs his one-year contract offer and arrives. Minus Bowe, the Chiefs have just four players with significant NFL experience, and one, Copper, is around mainly for his special-teams skills. Whether Bowe shows or not, the Chiefs need major improvement from Baldwin, their first-round pick from last year. They also need to stay away from injuries to their top guys.

Tight ends (5)

No.

Player

Ht.

Wt.

Age

College

48

Tim Biere

6-4

260

22

Kansas

80

Kevin Boss

6-6

255

28

Western Oregon

81

Tony Moeaki

6-3

252

25

Iowa

85

Jake O’Connell

6-3

250

26

Miami (Ohio)

87

Steve Maneri

6-6

280

24

Temple

The Chiefs were left with practically nothing here last year after they lost Moeaki for the season with a knee injury. So they went out and signed Boss, and now, with Moeaki’s return, they have two NFL-caliber tight ends. Both will play a lot, and Daboll may make liberal use of two tight-end formations. Maneri is a converted tackle and will probably make the roster because of his blocking skills, but he showed surprisingly strong receiving skills during offseason practice.

Offensive linemen (14)

No.

Player

Ht.

Wt.

Age

College

60

Rob Bruggeman

6-4

293

26

Iowa

61

Rodney Hudson

6-2

299

23

Florida State

65

Ryan Lilja

6-2

290

30

Kansas State

66

Darryl Harris

6-4

300

27

Mississippi

67

Rich Ranglin

6-2

315

27

Cent. Connecticut St.

68

Cam Holland

6-2

320

23

North Carolina

70

David Mims

6-8

335

24

Virginia Union

71

Jeff Allen

6-5

315

22

Illinois

73

Jon Asamoah

6-4

305

24

Illinois

74

Eric Winston

6-7

302

28

Miami

75

Justin Cheadle

6-2

290

23

California

76

Branden Albert

6-5

316

27

Virginia

77

Luke Patterson

6-4

295

24

Texas A

79

Donald Stephenson

6-6

312

23

Oklahoma

The Chiefs have the makings for one of their better lines in recent years, but it might take them some time to get there because Hudson (center) and Winston (right tackle) are new starters. But Winston is a clear upgrade over last year’s starter, Barry Richardson. Albert finally became a reliable left tackle last season. Guards Lilja and Asamoah need to improve from last season. The top backups at guard and tackle, Allen and Stephenson, are rookies.

Defensive linemen (11)

No.

Player

Ht.

Wt.

Age

College

60

Jerome Long

6-5

285

22

San Diego State

70

Ethan Johnson

6-4

300

22

Notre Dame

72

Glenn Dorsey

6-1

297

26

Louisiana State

77

Ropati Pitoitua

6-8

315

27

Washington State

90

Brandon Bair

6-7

272

27

Oregon

92

Dontari Poe

6-5

350

21

Memphis

94

Tyson Jackson

6-4

296

26

Louisiana State

95

Jerrell Powe

6-2

335

25

Mississippi

97

Allen Bailey

6-3

285

23

Miami

98

Anthony Toribio

6-1

315

27

Carson-Newman

99

Amon Gordon

6-2

305

30

Stanford

Much depends on how quickly Poe, the team’s first-round draft pick, can help. He got an extensive look in offseason practice as a pass rusher, suggesting that’s where the Chiefs believe he will be of most help early in the season. Eventually, though, they’ll need his assistance against the run, too. The Chiefs are also expecting Bailey to make progress as a pass rusher. He played but had little impact in that area as a rookie last season.

Linebackers (12)

No.

Player

Ht.

Wt.

Age

College

50

Justin Houston

6-3

258

23

Georgia

51

Gabe Miller

6-3

257

24

Oregon State

52

Brandon Siler

6-2

239

26

Florida

53

Dexter Heyman

6-3

238

22

Louisville

55

Cameron Sheffield

6-2

257

24

Troy

56

Derrick Johnson

6-3

242

29

Texas

57

Caleb Campbell

6-2

237

27

Army

59

Jovan Belcher

6-2

228

24

Maine

66

Leon Williams

6-3

248

28

Miami

91

Tamba Hali

6-3

275

28

Penn State

93

Cory Greenwood

6-2

235

27

Concordia

96

Andy Studebaker

6-3

248

26

Wheaton

In Hali and Johnson, the Chiefs sent a pair of linebackers to the Pro Bowl for the first time since the 1972 season. Houston, who became a starter last season as a rookie, may have as much ability as either Hali or Johnson. The Chiefs need to develop depth, particularly behind Hali and Houston at outside linebacker. All four starting linebackers, including Belcher, played in all 16 games last season, so the Chiefs are due for some bad luck at this position when it comes to injuries.

Defensive backs (19)

No.

Player

Ht.

Wt.

Age

College

21

Javier Arenas

5-9

197

24

Alabama

23

Kendrick Lewis

6-0

198

24

Mississippi

24

Brandon Flowers

5-9

187

26

Virginia Tech

26

Stanford Routt

6-1

195

28

Houston

27

Donald Washington

6-1

197

25

Ohio State

29

Eric Berry

6-0

211

23

Tennessee

30

Jalil Brown

6-1

205

24

Colorado

31

Terrance Parks

6-2

218

22

Florida State

32

Abram Elam

6-0

212

30

Kent State

34

Travis Daniels

6-1

195

29

Louisiana State

35

Jacques Reeves

5-11

188

29

Purdue

38

Neiko Thorpe

6-2

185

22

Auburn

39

Mikail Baker

6-0

200

25

Baylor

41

Kyle McCarthy

6-1

205

25

Notre Dame

42

Jean Fanor

6-1

200

23

Bethune-Cookman

45

Dominique Ellis

5-11

195

22

South Carolina State

46

Tysyn Hartman

6-3

206

22

Kansas State

48

Chandler Fenner

6-1

189

22

Holy Cross

49

De’Quan Menzie

6-0

198

22

Alabama

The starting safeties, Berry and Lewis, didn’t practice during the offseason because they were rehabbing from surgeries, so their progress is something to watch at camp. The Chiefs are also going through a change at cornerback, where Flowers now plays with Routt instead of the departed Brandon Carr. The Chiefs have seven rookies on this list, so they’re searching for developmental prospects.

Specialists (4)

No.

Player

Ht.

Wt.

Age

College

2

Dustin Colquitt

6-3

210

30

Tennessee

6

Ryan Succop

6-2

218

25

South Carolina

14

Matt Szymanski

6-1

196

23

Southern Methodist

43

Thomas Gafford

6-2

250

29

Houston

The Chiefs will go into their fourth season with Succop and Colquitt as their kicker-punter tandem. Succop rebounded last year after a subpar 2010 season, while Colquitt has been remarkably consistent, with his average hovering between 44 and 46 yards in each of the six seasons since he was a rookie. Gafford has developed into a reliable long snapper.

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